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MT 112 Field Specifications

4. Field 32a: Amount

FORMAT

Option A 6!n3!a15d (Date)(Currency)(Amount)
Option B 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field identifies the currency and amount of the cheque; it may also specify the value date.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Date must be a valid date expressed as YYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03,T40,T43).

USAGE RULES

When the message is in response to an MT 111 Request for Stop Payment of a Cheque, the contents of this field must be the same as field 32a of the MT 111.

If the request for stop payment has not been received via an MT 111, option A will be used when the drawer bank has previously credited the drawee bank with the cheque amount. It contains the value date, currency code and amount of the cheque.

In all other cases, option B must be used.